MIG welded joint between aluminum and steel members and MIG welding process

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PATENT NO 8742294
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12033970

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A MIG welded joint between aluminum and steel members is obtained by overlapping the aluminum member and the steel member each other and performing MIG welding using a filler wire made of a 4000 or 5000 series aluminum alloy on an end face of the overlapped aluminum member, wherein the aluminum member has a thickness P ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 mm, and the steel member has a thickness Q satisfying the following formula: 0.6≦Q/P≦0.8.

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SUMITOMO LIGHT METAL INDUSTRIES LTDTOKYO JAPAN

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Fukuda, Toshihiko Ohbu, JP 43 393
Kumagai, Masaki Nagoya, JP 23 255

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